It All Started at a Dorm Mixer: How a Chance Encounter Evolved Into a Lasting Legacy for Aggieland

Though they took different paths to College Station, a dorm mixer — complete with cheap punch and a follow-up date at Sbisa Dining Hall — brought the couple together. From grabbing freshly made ice cream on the way to class at Harrington to cheering on the Aggies at G. Rollie White Coliseum, their love for each other — and their university — only grew. Down the road, that connection deepened as they watched their son join the Corps as a member of Company L-1 and Parsons Mounted Cavalry, and their daughter walk across the stage at Reed Arena on her graduation day.

Susan and Tim found a way to express their love for Aggieland years later after attending a scholarship banquet. “After talking with students and seeing their needs, their successes and their gratitude, we knew we needed to get involved,” Susan said. Tim added, “A Texas A&M Foundation development officer visited us and shared options we hadn’t considered — like funding an endowed scholarship by paying $5,000 a year for five years. But what really stuck was learning we could use life insurance as an asset. We ultimately used our policy to plan our first estate gift, and things snowballed from there.”